Inspite of the tremendous increase in the burden of market work faced by married American women in the last decade, the differential in household work time between husbands and wives still persists. The results of this study assert that the differences in socioeconomic characteristics between husbands and wives explain only part of that…

Determined whether three life roles of student, worker, and homemaker would be distinguished by career and achievement motivation. A survey of high school graduates (N=212) showed that generally students had higher level career and education aspirations and homemakers had higher social approval values. Characterizations of workers were less…

Tested differences in women's career decisions, contrasting need importance scores of 481 college graduate women of 1968. Results indicated homemakers scored highest on security-safety and social needs, while professional and clerical workers scored highest on the esteem need. Self-actualization was the highest-ranked need for all women.…

Ohio's family life education program helps homemakers in economically depressed areas improve their homemaking and parenting skills, make the best use of their resources, and make their homes healthier, happier places. (LRA)

A statewide survey of employed homemakers was conducted to gain a greater understanding of the continuing educational needs of the employed homemaker in foods and nutrition and the best method to reach the employed homemaker. (LRA)

Considers the political and gender issues involved in the provision of trade training for girls in London (England). Focuses on the strategies adopted by the Women's Industrial Council in their campaign to provide trade training for girls and expounds that the Council intended to enhance the economic position of industrial women. (CMK)

Suburban middle class American situation comedies of the 1950s and 1960s idealized the postwar family ensemble with its unproblematic achievement of quality family life. The homemaker as portrayed in these sitcoms was positioned at the center of the postwar consumer economy by the consumer product industry, which built its economy on defining the…

This report is one of seven that identify major new and emerging technological advances expected to influence major vocational education program areas and describe the programmatic implications in terms of skill-knowledge requirements, occupations most directly affected, and the anticipated diffusion rate. Chapter 1 considers technology as…

Occupational status is a key component of identity and self-worth for men. But little research has been done on the influence of working status on women, particularly during life cycle transitions or periods of crisis. To examine the impact of employment status on the self-esteem, psychological well-being and physical health of women at mid-life,…

An exploratory study of working and nonworking mothers' teaching styles, attitudes toward child rearing, and attitudes toward work was conducted with 100 mothers of 7- and 10-year-old girls and boys. Forty-four of the mothers worked outside the home and 56 did not. Comparisons of self-reported attitudes toward child rearing showed working mothers…

A study was undertaken in 1979-80 to determine whether or not a consistent career pattern existed among women currently serving in senior-level administrative positions in higher education. Forty-four women in 41 institutions in 26 states were represented. Five were senior executive officers, and 39 were senior officers reporting directly to an…

A study was performed to identify empirically those essential living skills (ELS) perceived as important by men and women in their roles as a family member, an individual, and as an employee. Data was collected on a voluntary basis from 4,929 employed persons contacted through businesses, and 124 homemakers surveyed door-to-door. The ELS…

By random selection, 74 farm families in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, were interviewed to determine the use of recommended practices, interests of the farmers and their wives, and sources of information. Dairy farming was the major enterprise for 3/4 of the farmers. No Extension recommendations were used by 15% but 20% used seven or more of the…

Studies of communication and change in underdeveloped countries were drawn upon to design a study of modernization of individuals--including adoption of new ideas and practices--in six neighborhoods in Knox County. The study approaches the individual as an interactive behavioral system whose components are variables defining his "style of…

This paper describes the problems and successes of adult working-class women at Staten Island Community College (New York) who have been moved by the aspirations enunciated by the women's movement to enter the college in increasing numbers. Among the problems that such reentering women face in the pursuit of a higher education are ambivalence and…